“Soccer” Articles

The whole world coming together proved even more beautiful than the beautiful game itself.

There’s value in a loss, even if it’s not immediately apparent.

Here are some of the biggest headlines and most overlooked stories in sports from 2022’s fourth quarter.

Throughout Sunderland’ Til I Die, the club burns through new coaches, players, and strategies attempting easy tweaks and quick fixes. But there is no single problem keeping them from winning.

We are not calibrated to the sight of a woman displaying unapologetic physical prowess.

With the appropriate ideological shift, Americans could expand their pallets to appreciate slower games.

America’s absence from this year’s World Cup prompts us to look beyond ourselves.

When your expectations for womanhood are formed without any real concept of what womanhood means, there are bound to be discrepancies.

It’s harder — and more worthwhile — to look for and champion the good things in any institution or arena, enjoying them for what they are, and working to facilitate them.

Notice how quickly pain, sadness, and suffering are shared and communicated on our blogs, Facebook feeds, and Twitter streams.

Only in the United States could a group of fans turn one of the world’s most accessible games into a carefully guarded gated community.

“Even if for just a few moments, we experience solidarity with one another as we chant ‘USA! USA! USA!'”

“It wasn’t to be, but we won’t soon forget the equalizer and the determination with which we played to get it.”